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i vote for obama? and-- and that is still a question for me. if i had to vote tomorrow, i'd probably vote for my mom. >> in 2008, my wife and i, we knocked on doors for president obama. she may be knocking on doors but i won't be walking those doors with her. i'm definitely not at that place. >> warner: so are you saying you remain undecided? >> i'm married. ( laughter ) and i just make big decisions in my life in conjunction with discussions with my wife. and so i'm afraid at this point i have to say that i'm still undecide. >> warner: all this to say in pursuit of undecided voters, the two candidates still have more persuading to do. >> woodruff: and with us once again, as they've been every night for two weeks-- in tampa and in charlotte-- are shields and brooks. that's syndicated columnist mark shields and "new york times" columnist david brooks. gentlemen. i promise not to talk about your-- the circles under your eyes if you don't talk about the circles under mine. so these undecide motorth voters
i vote for obama? and-- and that is still a question for me. if i had to vote tomorrow, i'd probably vote for my mom. >> in 2008, my wife and i, we knocked on doors for president obama. she may be knocking on doors but i won't be walking those doors with her. i'm definitely not at that place. >> warner: so are you saying you remain undecided? >> i'm married. ( laughter ) and i just make big decisions in my life in conjunction with discussions with my wife. and so i'm afraid at...
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president obama was in miami, at a spanish language town hall sponsored by univision and facebook. there, he was asked about his failure to keep a 2008 pledge of comprehensive immigration reform within his first year. >> and a promise is a promise. and with all due respect, you didn't keep that promise. >> well, here's what i would say, jorge, is that-- and we've had this conversation before. there's the thinking that the president is somebody who is all-powerful and can get everything done. in our branch of-- in our system of government, i am the head of the executive branch. i'm not the head of the legislature. i'm not the head of the judiciary. we have to have cooperation from all these sources in order to get something done. and so i am happy to take responsibility for the fact that we didn't get it done, but i did not make a promise that i would get everything done 100% when i was elected as president. >> woodruff: claiming congressional republicans walked away from an immigration overhaul, mr. obama used his administration's support of the "dream act" -- to aid immigrants bro
president obama was in miami, at a spanish language town hall sponsored by univision and facebook. there, he was asked about his failure to keep a 2008 pledge of comprehensive immigration reform within his first year. >> and a promise is a promise. and with all due respect, you didn't keep that promise. >> well, here's what i would say, jorge, is that-- and we've had this conversation before. there's the thinking that the president is somebody who is all-powerful and can get...
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obama gathered on the south lawn of the white house. a bell tolled three times at 8:46 a.m., the moment the first hijacked plane struck the north tower in new york. then, a moment of silence. from there, the president took the short ride across the potomac to place a wreath for the 184 killed at the pentagon. several hundred people listened as mr. obama remembered the day's multiple shocks. >> even now all these years later, it is easy for those of us who lived through that day to close our eyes and to find ourselves back there. back here. back when grief crashed over us like an awful wave, when americans everywhere held each other tight. this is never an easy day, but it is especially difficult for all of you. the families of nearly 3,000 innocents who lost their lives. >> ifill: vice president biden echoed that sentiment in shanksville, pennsylvania. flight 93 crashed after its passengers fought back against the hijackers. >> my personal prayer for all of you is that in every succeeding year, you're able to sing more than you weep. ma
obama gathered on the south lawn of the white house. a bell tolled three times at 8:46 a.m., the moment the first hijacked plane struck the north tower in new york. then, a moment of silence. from there, the president took the short ride across the potomac to place a wreath for the 184 killed at the pentagon. several hundred people listened as mr. obama remembered the day's multiple shocks. >> even now all these years later, it is easy for those of us who lived through that day to close...
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obama in november. but the president rarely mentions those programs during his frequent visits to this battle ground state. last week in las vegas, the only reference he made to the nevada foreclosure crisis was to talk about how it was caused by the policies of his predecessor, george w. bush. >> he's mis... his misguided policies led to the biggest recession we've seen since the big depression. innocent americans in nevada lost their home, their jobs, their savings. we are still fighting to recover from that. nevada got hit harder than most. but here's the thing. i don't think the best answers for today's new challenges are old sales pitches. >> surprisingly there are undecided voters still. >> suarez: university of las vegas political science professor says the president has good reason to avoid talking about his mortgage relief programs. while about 1.2 million people have benefited from them, that's far less than the 4 million families the president hoped to reach. >> a lot of programs that they've
obama in november. but the president rarely mentions those programs during his frequent visits to this battle ground state. last week in las vegas, the only reference he made to the nevada foreclosure crisis was to talk about how it was caused by the policies of his predecessor, george w. bush. >> he's mis... his misguided policies led to the biggest recession we've seen since the big depression. innocent americans in nevada lost their home, their jobs, their savings. we are still...
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he received what multiple reports now say was a blunt phone call from president obama wednesday night. according to those accounts, chastened egyptian officials then scrambled to defuse the volatile situation. today, reuters reported that u.s. intelligence officials had concerns after clips of the offending movie, "the innocence of muslims," were first broadcast saturday in egypt. but white house officials said there was no advance warning of what was coming. meanwhile, in libya, the president of the national assembly visited the charred ruins of the u.s. consulate in benghazi, where ambassador chris stevens and three colleagues died tuesday. >> ( translated ): i want to offer my thanks to ambassador stevens. i want to thank him and to thank the american people who gave birth to such special diplomats. >> brown: the bodies of the four slain americans were repatriated today outside washington at joint base andrews. >> let light perpetual shine on chris, sean, glen and tyrone. >> brown: ambassador stevens and state department officer sean smith were brought home with two former navy sea
he received what multiple reports now say was a blunt phone call from president obama wednesday night. according to those accounts, chastened egyptian officials then scrambled to defuse the volatile situation. today, reuters reported that u.s. intelligence officials had concerns after clips of the offending movie, "the innocence of muslims," were first broadcast saturday in egypt. but white house officials said there was no advance warning of what was coming. meanwhile, in libya, the...
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do they get convinced that i'm disappointedded in obama but i trust him more? do they get persuaded that mitt romney will look out for their interests? >> i think that the obama campaign has done one thing particularly well over the past six weeks, couple of months. they kept the focus on the comparison between the president and governor romney. so the basis for making a discussion has been really comparing these two people as we know the republicans wanted to be a referendum on the economy. i just think the democrats have done a better job so far on that. >> woodruff: what about the attention? this came up in the meet the press interview with governor romney over the weekend where he was asked to explain what loopholes is is he going to cut in order to make up the money that's lost from the tax cuts. he didn't want to go in the specifics. neither has congressman ryan. how much do they really need to go into specifics? >> i think they need to be providing more specifics than they are now because they are making the story the fact that they have a plan but they
do they get convinced that i'm disappointedded in obama but i trust him more? do they get persuaded that mitt romney will look out for their interests? >> i think that the obama campaign has done one thing particularly well over the past six weeks, couple of months. they kept the focus on the comparison between the president and governor romney. so the basis for making a discussion has been really comparing these two people as we know the republicans wanted to be a referendum on the...
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if you look at the average, obama has probably 3 to 5 point lead. and it's tough to see something you can distinctly tie to that comment. nonetheless it is certainly true already that this act, this comment has energized democrats enthusiasm way up this guy has got to be beaten and it's completely demorallized republicans, both on confidence grounds for a lot... for all republicans and on moral offensiveness grounds for a lot of republicans. >> woodruff: and you're hearing these calls to change the campaign. i guess a lot of people are quoting peggy noonan in "the wall street journal" today saying they need an intervention, a new c.e.o.. >> a losing campaign is like a bad marriage. i mean there is a lot of blame and a lot of recriminations. i don't care what it is, democrat or republican. what this shows to me more than anything else is that mitt romney was always a concept rather than a cause. in other words, he made sense. he was a business success in a bad economy. he was a turn around artist that is how you would sell him. he had a beautiful fam
if you look at the average, obama has probably 3 to 5 point lead. and it's tough to see something you can distinctly tie to that comment. nonetheless it is certainly true already that this act, this comment has energized democrats enthusiasm way up this guy has got to be beaten and it's completely demorallized republicans, both on confidence grounds for a lot... for all republicans and on moral offensiveness grounds for a lot of republicans. >> woodruff: and you're hearing these calls to...
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president obama condemned the attack on the u.s. consulate in libya that killed ambassador chris stevens and three other americans. intelligence officials said it might have been an al qaeda operation timed to coincide with the 9/11 anniversary. >> warships were sent towards the libyan coast. and in pakistan, the death toll topped 300 in two factory fires overnight. online, we map out al qaeda's global reach. hari sreenivasan has the details. >> sreenivasan: where in the world is al qaeda? find a map that shows where offshoots of the terrorist network are now operating, plus more about the significance of each faction. plus, i talked to author sasha issenberg about his new book, "the victory lab," which examines the science used by political operatives to try and win elections. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. judy? >> woodruff: and that's the newshour for tonight. on thursday, we'll look at what the federal reserve decides to do or not do to stimulate the economy. i'm judy woodruff. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifi
president obama condemned the attack on the u.s. consulate in libya that killed ambassador chris stevens and three other americans. intelligence officials said it might have been an al qaeda operation timed to coincide with the 9/11 anniversary. >> warships were sent towards the libyan coast. and in pakistan, the death toll topped 300 in two factory fires overnight. online, we map out al qaeda's global reach. hari sreenivasan has the details. >> sreenivasan: where in the world is al...
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president obama has said he wants to prevent iran from getting nuclear weapons. but what does that mean in practice? and what the prime minister did today was say that for israel it's not the weapon that matters it is stopping them earlier than that. there's a point in the enrichment process that we have to stop them which injects clarity into the debate about the overall objective. >> woodruff: so you're saying there was something new there? >> i think it's very useful that he helped clarify the israeli view that the definition of prevention, of stopping a nuclear weapon does not mean just before you turn the screw on the final device. it has to be to be effective it has to mean earlier in the enrichment process. >> woodruff: why is that significant? you started out saying you didn't hear anything new but maybe that is? >> we've been hearing about red lines for quite some time from the prime minister and he hasn't specified exactly what it is. it's been clear to all that uranium ren itchment is the long poll in the tent. but i think he still left vague as to whe
president obama has said he wants to prevent iran from getting nuclear weapons. but what does that mean in practice? and what the prime minister did today was say that for israel it's not the weapon that matters it is stopping them earlier than that. there's a point in the enrichment process that we have to stop them which injects clarity into the debate about the overall objective. >> woodruff: so you're saying there was something new there? >> i think it's very useful that he...
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and of course, we assured president obama that we will be keen and we will not permit any such event, any such occurrence in our country against the embassy territories in the future. >> woodruff: today, in washington, secretary of state clinton called the video "disgusting and reprehensible." >> it appears to have a deeply cynical purpose, to denigrate a great religion and to provoke rage. but as i said yesterday, there is no justification, none at all, for responding to this video with violence. >> woodruff: clinton also sought again to distance the united states' government from the film and its maker. the associated press reported that he's been identified as a coptic christian living in california with a checkered legal past. actors in the film said that they were duped, that the blasphemous and offensive dialogue was later dubbed in. and not just muslims, but coptic christians in cairo denounced the film and its apparent intent. >> ( translated ): if it is proven that there is a copt that participated in the making of this movie, the church 100% refuses him. >> woodruff: there w
and of course, we assured president obama that we will be keen and we will not permit any such event, any such occurrence in our country against the embassy territories in the future. >> woodruff: today, in washington, secretary of state clinton called the video "disgusting and reprehensible." >> it appears to have a deeply cynical purpose, to denigrate a great religion and to provoke rage. but as i said yesterday, there is no justification, none at all, for responding to...
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obama ahead in ohio, and by an identical 49% to 44% in both florida and virginia. so david, recognizing that these polls are just a snapshot, the elections weeks away wa, dow make of that? >> i think romney's concession speeee should be this evening, at some point. no, he's behind. if you take the average of all the national polls, he's probably behind by about 3.5, 3.of. the nba "the wall street journal" swing state polls shouou be more troubling to him. s is an excellent poll, a poll widely respected by the professionals in the field. and it shows him behind in all three states that he really needs to win. and if you look at all t t swing states, whatever it s however many you count, he is pretty much behind in all of them, usually by a much smaller margin. and to me what is most interesting about the poll movement in the last week is that romney is going down. and so the president is up a little but the president had a bounce and his bounce is pretty much over. but romney's going down. and so and if you look at where the movement happened, bill clinton was an im
obama ahead in ohio, and by an identical 49% to 44% in both florida and virginia. so david, recognizing that these polls are just a snapshot, the elections weeks away wa, dow make of that? >> i think romney's concession speeee should be this evening, at some point. no, he's behind. if you take the average of all the national polls, he's probably behind by about 3.5, 3.of. the nba "the wall street journal" swing state polls shouou be more troubling to him. s is an excellent poll,...
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obama what do you want to do. and that is the question. >> well, they're saying they had a conference call today with reporters and they are saying we will talk about the second term so i guess we'll find out. >> better have something pretty specific i think. >> we are specifically glad that the two of you made it safely back to washington. we know you are heading to charlotte with all of us for next week. david brooks, mark shields, thank you. >> woodruff: and a postscript-- we have a week's worth of highlights from the republican national convention online, including all of mitt romney's acceptance remarks and other speeches. >> brown: again, the major developments of the day: fresh off his convention, republican presidential nominee mitt romney flew to louisiana to survey the hurricane damage. president obama addressed troops at fort bliss, texas. he said his administration has restored american leadership in the world. and federal reserve chairman ben bernanke said the economic recovery remains "far from satis
obama what do you want to do. and that is the question. >> well, they're saying they had a conference call today with reporters and they are saying we will talk about the second term so i guess we'll find out. >> better have something pretty specific i think. >> we are specifically glad that the two of you made it safely back to washington. we know you are heading to charlotte with all of us for next week. david brooks, mark shields, thank you. >> woodruff: and a...